Lalla Masuda

Mas'uda al-Wizkitiya (Arabic: مسعودة الوزكيتية; died 1591), known popularly in Morocco as Lala 'Auda (للا عودة) and in Western sources as Lalla Masuda, was a Moroccan political figure in the Saadi Dynasty. She is remembered for her humanitarian, charity, political, and development work. She was the wife of the Saadian Sultan Mohammed al-Shaykh and mother of their son Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur.

Mas'uda al-Wizkitiya
مسعودة الوزكيتية
Died1591
Burial
Saadian Tombs
SpouseMohammed al-Shaykh
IssueAhmad al-Mansur
HouseSaadi dynasty (by marriage)
FatherSheikh Abu al-'Abaas Ahmed bin Abdellah al-Wizkiti
ReligionIslam

Lalla Masuda was the daughter of the sheikh of the qasba of Warzazat, Sheikh Abu al-'Abaas Ahmed bin Abdellah al-Wizkiti al-Warzazi, who had a hand in establishing Saadian control over the Sous-Dra'a region. She is considered a waliya, or saint.

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